{"id":"F2025L00242","name":"Higher Education Support (Notice of Approval – UNSW Global Pty Limited) Instrument 2025","slug":"higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442759,"registerId":"F2025L00242-fast-fetch-1775957704218","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Support (Notice of Approval – UNSW Global Pty Limited) Instrument 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHigher Education Support (Notice of Approval – UNSW Global Pty Limited) Instrument 2025\n\nI, Larissa Hinds, delegate of the Minister for Education, make the following instrument.\n\nDated    19 February 2025 \n\n \n\n \n\nLarissa Hinds\n\nAssistant Secretary  HELP, Students and Provider Integrity Branch  Delegate of the Minister for Education\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Approval of higher education provider\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Higher Education Support (Notice of Approval – UNSW Global Pty Limited) Instrument 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after this instrument is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 16-25 and paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: The term higher education provider used in this instrument is defined in Schedule 1 to the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Higher Education Support Act 2003.\n\n5  Approval of higher education provider\n\n  For the purposes of section 16-25 and paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Act, UNSW Global Pty Limited (ACN 086 418 582; ABN 62 086 418 582) is approved as a higher education provider.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the Act or its definitions. It exercises the existing power to approve a named entity as a higher education provider under the Act and records the administrative decision; it does not expand or narrow the statutory scheme itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument: confined to approving one provider (clause 5).","Depends on statutory authority references (section 16-25 and paragraph 16-50(1)(b)) — understanding consequences requires reading those provisions in the Act.","Relies on the Act’s defined term 'higher education provider' (Schedule 1 to the Act), so legal effect hinges on that definition.","Simple commencement rule (clause 2) and clear identification of the delegate as maker (cover sheet and signature block).","Precise provider identification by ACN/ABN reduces ambiguity about whom the approval covers.","Does not specify downstream effects (funding, conditions, reporting), so practitioners must consult the Act for operational implications."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves UNSW Global Pty Limited as a \"higher education provider\" under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, effective the day after the instrument is registered. The decision is made by the Minister’s delegate (Assistant Secretary Larissa Hinds) and names the company by ACN and ABN. The instrument itself does not set funding, conditions, or change Act definitions; it records an administrative approval under the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, specific function it was designed for: approving a single named higher education provider. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the delegation power in the Higher Education Support Act 2003."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections spanning less than one page","Zero defined terms beyond the basic 'Act' definition","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering provisions (section 16-25 and paragraph 16-50(1)(b) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative complexity","Single, straightforward administrative action: approving one named entity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves UNSW Global Pty Limited as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, enabling it to offer recognised tertiary-level courses and access Commonwealth funding (including student loan schemes). The decision was made by Assistant Secretary Larissa Hinds as delegate of the Minister for Education. It’s a routine administrative approval identifying the company by ACN/ABN and takes effect the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-support-notice-of-approval-unsw-global-pty-limited-instrument-2025/documents"}}